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Privacy Nutrition Label Comprehension & Trust Survey

Measures how users interpret, evaluate, and act on app privacy nutrition labels using a concept-testing methodology with comprehension checks, trust and usefulness scales, and preference ranking. Suitable for UX researchers, privacy teams, and compliance professionals seeking to optimize label design.

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26 questions · ~4 min
Q01
Long Text

Welcome to this research survey on privacy information labels — the summary panels that show what data apps and services collect, why, and with whom it is shared. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and you may stop at any time. There are no right or wrong answers — we are interested in your honest opinions. All responses are confidential, anonymized, and reported only in aggregate for research purposes. Estimated time: 6–8 minutes.

Q02
Multiple Choice

In the past 12 months, have you seen a privacy "nutrition label" (a summary panel showing what data an app or service collects) for any app, website, device, or service?

Q03
Multiple Choice

Where have you encountered a privacy label? Select all that apply.

Q04
Long Text

<p>Please review the following fictional privacy label for "FitTrack," a health and fitness app.</p><p><strong>Data Collected:</strong></p><p>Precise location — Used for route tracking (retained up to 1 year)</p><p>Health &amp; fitness data — Used for app functionality (retained until account deletion)</p><p>Usage analytics — Used for product improvement (retained up to 90 days)</p><p><strong>Data Shared with Third Parties:</strong></p><p>Usage analytics — Shared with analytics providers</p><p>Health &amp; fitness data — Not shared</p><p>Contacts — Not collected</p><p><strong>Security:</strong> Data encrypted in transit and at rest.</p><p><strong>Controls:</strong> You can disable location tracking and delete your data at any time.</p><p>Please review this label carefully before continuing.</p>

Q05
Multiple Choice

Based on the sample label you just reviewed, does FitTrack collect precise location data?

Q06
Long Text

Overall, how useful would this style of privacy label be when deciding whether to use an app?

Q07
Long Text

Rank the following label elements by how important they are to you when deciding whether to use an app (drag to reorder; top = most important).

Q08
Long Text

What, if anything, would make privacy labels more useful or easier to understand?

Q09
Long Text

What is your age?

Q10
Long Text

Thank you for completing this survey. Your feedback will help improve how privacy information is designed and communicated to users like you.

Q11
Multiple Choice

When choosing apps or devices in the past 3 months, how often did you notice privacy labels?

Q12
Multiple Choice

According to the sample label, how long are usage analytics data retained?

Q13
Long Text

How easy or difficult was the sample privacy label to understand?

Q14
Long Text

Realistically, how much time would you spend reading a privacy label before installing an app?

Q15
Long Text

Based on your responses in this survey, please share any additional thoughts or feelings about privacy labels and how they influence your decisions.

Q16
Multiple Choice

Which best describes your gender?

Q17
Multiple Choice

After reading a privacy label, which actions have you taken? Select all that apply.

Q18
Multiple Choice

According to the sample label, are your contacts shared with third parties?

Q19
Long Text

If a product displays this kind of privacy label, how would it affect your trust in that product?

Q20
Multiple Choice

Where do you think privacy labels should appear? Select all that apply.

Q21
AI Interview

We'd like to explore your thoughts on privacy labels in a bit more depth. An AI moderator will ask you a couple of follow-up questions about your experiences and opinions.

Q22
Long Text

If you selected 'Prefer to self-describe,' please share your gender identity (optional):

Q23
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How likely would you be to choose an app that displays a privacy label like this over one that does not?

Q24
Long Text

In which region do you currently live?

Q25
Long Text

What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Q26
Long Text

What is your current employment status?

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

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